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The word ''dabar'' ( he, דָּבָר) means "word", "talk" or "thing" in Hebrew. ''Dabar'' occurs in various contexts in the Hebrew Bible.
The Septuagint, the oldest translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek, uses the terms '' rhema'' and '' logos'' as equivalents and uses both for ''dabar''.
In Christianity, the
/ref> See Craig M. Nelson, Teleology and Structural Directedness, Heythrop Journal 2019 page79-94. Modern languages adopt the term "Word", although it is often used transliterated but untranslated in theological discourse.
The word ''dabar'' ( he, דָּבָר) means "word", "talk" or "thing" in Hebrew. ''Dabar'' occurs in various contexts in the Hebrew Bible.
The Septuagint, the oldest translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek, uses the terms '' rhema'' and '' logos'' as equivalents and uses both for ''dabar''.
In Christianity, the Old Testament
The Old Testament (often abbreviated OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew writings by the Israelites. The ...
concept of "word event" represented by ''dabar'' carries over to the New Testament where revelation can be seen as events explained by words.''Christian tradition today'' by Jeffrey C. K. Goh 2004 page 30/ref> See Craig M. Nelson, Teleology and Structural Directedness, Heythrop Journal 2019 page79-94. Modern languages adopt the term "Word", although it is often used transliterated but untranslated in theological discourse.
References
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